Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun Orders 'Healthy Rest' for Exhausted Public Officials on Emergency Duty

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun announced on the 8th that he "will grant all employees two days of special leave and actively encourage leave use on August 16, the day following Liberation Day," stating that he "orders healthy rest."

Mayor Jung's order for "healthy rest" comes as a measure in response to the city's assessment that approximately 3,000 public officials have accumulated fatigue from continuing work through nights and weekends in response to consecutive social disasters beginning with the January water pollution incident in Yangam-myeon and the June Aricel factory fire, as well as natural disasters such as extreme heat and heavy rain. The city explained this as a necessary action.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "To provide continuous and high-quality services to citizens, rest for employees is necessary," adding, "I hope employees will use the bridge holidays as an extended break to soothe their tired body and mind and spend quality time with their families."

He further stated, "Hwaseong has many tourist attractions including the Golden Coastline along the west coast, Namyang Shrine, and Songsan Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site," and said, "I hope you will take this holiday break as an opportunity to experience the beautiful city of Hwaseong."

The city expected that the special leave grant and bridge holiday encouragement would also contribute to revitalizing the local economy.